Abstract: Marjeanne Blinn, a children's librarian and former student of Frances Clarke Sayers, worked with Sayers on an anthology of
Sayers' writings,
Summoned by Books: Essays and Speeches by Frances Clarke Sayers, published in 1964. The collection includes over sixty 3" reel tape recordings of Sayers' lectures, speeches and workshops,
two vinyl albums of Sayers' storytelling, and a scrapbook that contains a typed manuscript of
Summoned by Books, correspondence, literature review research, and other documents related to Sayers and the making of
Summoned by Books.

Language: Finding aid is written in
English.

Language of the Material:
Materials are in English.

Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections.

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Restrictions on Use and Reproduction

Copyright of portions of this collection has been assigned to the UCLA Library Special Collections. The library can grant
permission to publish for materials to which it holds the copyright. All requests for permission to publish or quote must
be submitted in writing to the Manuscripts Librarian, UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library.
Credit shall be given as follows: The Regents of the University of California on behalf of the UCLA Library Special Collections.

Provenance/Source of Acquisition

Gift of Marjeanne Blinn, 2012.

Processing Note

Processed by Gloria Gonzalez with assistance from Kelley Wolfe Bachli, July 2012.

Marjeanne Jensen Blinn was a 1962 graduate of the UCLA Graduate School of Library Service and later served as an assistant
librarian at the UCLA University Elementary School Library. Blinn compiled and edited the anthology
Summoned by Books: Essays and Speeches by Frances Clarke Sayers. While enrolled in the School of Library Service, which later became the Graduate School of Education and Information Studies,
Blinn was a student of Frances Clarke Sayers (1897-1989) who lectured on children's literature at UCLA from 1954 to 1965.
After graduation, Blinn frequently attended and recorded Sayers' lectures, workshops, and symposiums. Blinn began working
very closely with Sayers on the anthology in the fall of 1963, and was granted a summer leave of absence from the University
Elementary School Library to work full time on the book in 1964.
Summoned by Books: Essays and Speeches by Frances Clarke Sayers, which includes an introduction by Dr. Lawrence Clark Powell (1906-2001), was published in 1965.

Scope and Content

The Marjeanne Blinn collection on Frances Clarke Sayers contains 3" reel tapes, vinyl records, and scrapbook titled
Frances Clarke Sayers and the making of Summoned by Books. The 3" reel audio recordings span from 1963 to 1982, and include a variety of Sayers' lectures from English 118: Literature
for Children and Library Science 203: Work with Children. Also included are recordings of speeches, storytelling workshops,
a luncheon and Sayers' retirement symposium; the vinyl records contain Sayers' storytelling and speeches. The scrapbook, compiled
by Blinn, contains a typed manuscript of the book, research correspondence, and book reviews as well as obituaries and memorials
written after Sayers' death in 1989.

Indexing Terms

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